Dennitah Ghati

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• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order on the constitutionality of this Bill. Article 97 of the Constitution on the membership of the National Assembly, particularly part (c) states that the National Assembly shall consist of 12 members nominated by parliamentary political parties according to their proportion of members of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 90 to represent special interests, including the youth, persons with disabilities and workers. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in this Bill, workers are nowhere. So, I am seeking your guidance because we should be operating within the provisions of the Constitution view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Hon. Members should just wait and not interfere when we are talking about a serious issue like this one. I want to hail the Committee on the deliberate efforts they took to look at the community which is not discussed as a mainstream agenda. I take cognisance of the fact that the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Committee is proposing an amendment to Section 13 of the Election Offences Act. Their suggestion is to criminalise use of demeaning words to persons with disabilities or special interest groups to enable them participate in the electoral process. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I want to give an example of a name I acquired when campaigning simply because I have a disability. Where I come from I was given a new name puth and I call myself a kaputh . In the language of the majority where I come from, a puth is someone who cannot move or push his/herself. This is a demeaning word especially when it comes from a colleague who you are fighting with for the same position. Puth in Luhya is libokoyo which means someone who cannot move and has to roll. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The reason why I support these amendments is because of such names. I will support Section 13 on the use of derogatory words to refer to persons with disabilities who want to participate in politics. Participation in the political process is guaranteed in the Constitution and in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It is not a favour for persons with special interests to participate in the political process. I can tell you for sure that when I was called puth I realised it does not just mean a physical puth, but also of the ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) is a constitutional Commission. As we speak, you will realise that this Commission has no much power to monitor the implementation of Article 100. I am happy that one of the things the Committee is recommending is strengthening the role of NGEC to monitor the implementation of Article 100. We have seen NGEC going round looking at the issues of marginalisation and persons with disabilities. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Allow me to thank the Committee for coming up with these amendments which will make it possible for persons with special interests and SIGs to participate. At the end of the day we have been talking about two-thirds gender rule and we cannot talk about it without talking about persons with disabilities because they are also a marginalised group. I can tell you for sure, you cannot talk about women without talking about women with disabilities. That inter- sectionality has to apply. This is something I saw and learnt when I joined this club. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I want to thank the House for the opportunity it has given SIGs so as to be captured. I urge Members to support where there is an effort and attempt to elevate the lives of persons with disabilities both in the socio-political and economic spheres of this country. view